The Bank of Canada is warning people to stop drawing Spock on their money

Canadians are paying a strange sort of tribute to the late
Leonard Nimoy — they're drawing his most famous character, Spock
from "Star Trek," over a 19th-century politician on their
banknotes.

Nimoy died on Friday, and he got a variety of tributes, not
least from US President Barack Obama. But few are weirder than
the drawings of Spock on Canadian banknotes. It has become
known as "Spocking."

It looks as if the fad goes
back further. Apparently, Canadians have been turning Sir Wilfrid
Laurier, the country's first French-speaking prime minister, into
a Vulcan for years.

But the Bank of Canada is unimpressed.

According to
the BBC, Canada's central bank, which is responsible for the
notes, confirmed that the practice was not illegal but said
people should not be doing it anyway:

"The Bank of Canada feels that writing and markings on bank notes
are inappropriate as they are a symbol of our country and a
source of national pride," Menard told the Canadian Broadcasting
Corporation in an email.

The spokeswoman also said disfigured bills may not circulate for
as long and risk being rejected by retailers.

Some other countries have been trying to get in on the act, but
Laurier makes a much better Spock than most banknote heads.